Window-pane fastener.



. A. BILLINGS.

WINDOW PAN FASTENEB.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10.1907.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

m, v 9 6 8 4 0 m UNITED s A Es PATENT OFFICE.

' ANDREW BILLfNGS, or CUD'AHY, Wisconsin.

vWINDOW-PL'N'E FAST-EH13.

Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Application, filed September 10,1am." Serial No. seam.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW BrLLINcs, a

"citizen of the United States, residing at Cudahy, in the'county ofMilwaukee, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain'new and usefulImprovements in Window-Pane Fasteners; and I do hereby declare thefollowfastenin' 1 an 'exceedingl simple device of this charac-.connection with a grooved sas ter and one w ich will cost little if anymore than the ordinary utty now in use. i

' I have conceived the idea of. roviding, in element, a locking striwhich is made from soft metal such as lea which is seated in the grooveand then bent to lie against the edge. of the pane of lass therebyholding the pane [in place. '1? is strip being formed of soft metal,permits of the pane being removed at any time, althou h while the paneis in place application of my invention thereto,

is a detail vertical sectional view through been bent,Fig. 4 is a detailness of the panes of .it will be secure y held.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1' is affront elevation of a windowshowin the F ig. 2

one of the sash elements showing the strip rior to the time of bending,Fig. 3 is asim- 11:11 view but showing the stripafter having perspectiveview 0% a .portion of the strip. p

vIn the drawin the sash as an entirety is indicated by t e referencecharacter a in Fig.1 and in the remaining figures of'the drawings, oneelement of the sash, which is prcfera ly the mid-rail thereof, is' shownand indicated by the reference numeral 5. This sash element-is of theordinary construction with the exception that grooves-6 are formed inthe. walls 7 of its two rabbets, these grooves being of less width thanthe thickglass which are indicated by the numeral 8.

The pane fastening or .locking device which is embodied in my inventionis in the form of an L-shaped strip which is preferuhl formed from softlead althou h it may he ound expedient under some com itions to useother soft metal and the strip-Includes a portion 9 and a portion 10,this latter portion being, ofless width than the portion 9 but ofgreater thickness and in fact being of a thickness equal to the width ofthe respective groove 6 and of a width equal to the depth of saidgroove. IIl securin the pane of glass in place, the portion .10' o thestrip is inserted in the cove with the portion 9. 1 ing flat against thewall 7 of the rabbet.

he pane is then placed in positionwith one of its edges resting-againstthe said portion.

9. The outer edge portion of this portion. 9 is then bent atright-angles, as isclearly shown in Eig. 3, so as to bear against thepane-8 and hold it securely in lace.

It will be understood from t e foregoin that b reason of the fact thatthe pane is o a thi'c ness greater than the width of the respectivegroove the portion 9 of the locking str1p,when bent asstated above, willpro duce'a locking strip which is substant ally Z-shaped.

It will it at any time become necessa to remove the pane of glassit isonly required that the right-a'ngularlybent rtion of the portion 9 ofthe oekingst-rip ment with the said pane of glass.

What is'claimed, is,

1. The combination of a window-sash proglas's having its inner. facedisposed directly a inst one wall of the rabbet, the other wall 0 whichhas -a continuous lon itudinal groove formed therein' and a meta lockingstrip bent longitudinall videofl'sct inner and'out'er portions and acentral portion connecting the first-mentioned portions, the innerportion of the strip being inserted-in'said move, and the outer portionthereof bearin irectly against the outer face of the lass, t e porti6nof the stripconnecting said inner and outer portions being disposedagainst the edge face of the glass. 2. The combination of a window-sashpro-' vided with a continuous rabbet; a ane of glass having its innerface disposed irectl against one wall of the rabbet, the other we 1 of.which has a continuous lon itudinal groove formed therein; and a metalocking strip bentlongitudinally u 11 itself to provide inner and outer0 set portions; ar

mn'ged parallel with each other, and a central' portion connectin thefirst-mentioned furtherbe understood that should bent out ofengagevided' with a continuous 'rabbet; a paneof y upon itself to pro-.tion thereof bearing directly against the oute'r-face,of the glass, thecentra'h 'rtion' of said strip beingdis osed' a instt e ed 7 face of the51858,!!11 exten ingthe who e width of sai edge face.

3. The combination, of a window-sash provided with a continuousrabbet;1apane' of glasshavin'g its inner face direetl against one wallof the rabbet, the'louter-wa o I gro'ove formed therein, thei-nner wallof the I and outer portions an oove coinciding with the first-mentionedwall of the rabbet; and a metal locking stri bent longitudinally upon-itself,'te rovi e ofiset inner and outer portions, an

tral portion connectin th "firstementioned ortions, the inner portion ofthe being.

Inserted in said groov e and the outer portion thereof bearing directlyagainst the outer face of the glass, the entire ed face of the glassfittin directly gainst t e eonnectii ig1 portion 0 said strip. Q I

4. e combination of a window-sash provided with a continuous rabbet; apane of glass having its inner. face disposed directl against one wallof the rabbet, the other wa l 0 which has a continuous longitudinal"groove formed therein; the'inner. wall of the eve coinciding wall of therabbet, the width of said groove being less'than the thickness of theglass;

and a softmetal locking strip bent longitu dinally upon itself, torovide ofiset inner a central portion the with the first-mentionedconneeting the first-mentioned portions, the inner portion of the striphaving a thickness equal to the width of said groove and being insertedtherein, and the outer portion thereof bearing directly against theouter face of the glass, the entire edge face of the glass fittingdirectly against the connecting por- -,.tion of said-strip, saidconnectingportionhaving a thickness eexual to that of the outer whichhas a continuousfllongitudinalt e rtion, to permit glass to be removed mthe sash when said outer portion is bent backwards against the groovedwall'of' the rabbet.

5. The combination, with a window-sash provided with a rabbet havingitswalls lymg, respectively, opposite the edge face and the inner face of-apane of glass, the, wall of the rabbet that lies opposite .said edgeface havin alongitudinal' glroove formed therein direct y adjacent to te other wall of the rabbet; a aim of glass disposed in the sash, withits ge face overlying the groove {and a lock-plate engaged in the grooveand extending outwar bass and whic saidgroove is formed, and thenupwardly against the outer face of the glass.

ture, in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW BILLINGS.

Witnesses:

E. J. C; WIrPLnn, G; H. WIPPLER..

y between the edge face of that wall of the rabbet .in

testimony whereof, I afiix my signal-

